For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.

In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

(　 )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe. 　

　　A.not popular　 B.growing　 C.not possible　 D.cheap

(　 )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .

　　A.American　　 B.cheaper　　 C.easier　　　　 D.more popular

(　 )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .

A.don't like to buy things　　　　　　　 B.don't watch TV

C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive

D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality

(　 )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .

A.help businessmen get more money　　 B.keep the shops open longer

C.have fewer buyers　　　　　　　　　 D.bring better TV programmes

(　 )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .

A.American Teleshopping　　　　　 B.Teleshopping Companies

C.Teleshopping in Europe　　　　　 D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

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　　But there are serious（严重）problems in these cities, too. It's (4) to live there, and there are too many people (5) big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to look for jobs (6) to study at good schools. But sometimes they (7) find work or good places to live in. And it is (8) to keep（保持）the cities safe and clean.

Most American students have said goodbye to fancy（高档的）fruits these days．In school canteens across the country，cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place．

“People are afraid to spend now，”said Linda Morrow，who owns a shoe and handbag store．“They don’t know what the future will bring．”During the financial（金融的）crisis（危机），several of the country’s biggest banks have been sold or closed．This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive things．

Samira Marino，a restaurant owner in Miami，has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals．In more than two-dozen interviews with The Associated Press（出版社）across the country last month．Americans talked about their concerns，from worries about small businesses to doubts（怀疑）about simply making ends meet（维持生计）．

The crisis began last year．Experts（专家） think it was because US banks lend money too easily．Last year a lot of people and companies，who borrowed money，have found themselves unable to pay it back．As a result，the banks had no money to pay back the people who put their money in the banks．Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders（国界），the whole world was in trouble．This month the US government agreed on a$700 billion plan to try to save the financial market．But no one is sure whether it will help or not．President Obama has warned it will take some time．Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble．

（    ）1．Why are people in the US afraid to spend?

A．Because they think it’s unnecessary．

B．Because they don’t have the habit of spending money．

C．Because they worry about their future．

D．Because they don’t have enough money．

（    ）2．The underlined word“concerns”probably means______．

A．worries                B．conditions            C．hobbies                  D．experiences

（    ）3．The fourth paragraph mainly______．

A．tells what it is like in a crisis

B．explains why there is a crisis

C．warns people of the danger of the crisis

D．asks people not to borrow money from banks

（    ）4．People feel______．about the US plan to save the market．

A．satisfied               B．doubtful（怀疑的）       C．hopeless                 D．angry

（    ）5．The best title for the story is______．

A．Ways to make ends meet

B．The money problem facing the world

C．Healthy fancy fruits

D．The art of borrowing money